The tensile testing machines (30-500 kN) are suitable for tensile, compression, creep, fatigue and bending tests. The GOM Aramis optical extensometer can detect localised deformation and strain patterns. The Charpy impact testing apparatus has a strike energy of 450 J and a low temperature cell, for tough samples. The torsion fatigue testing rig can accommodate samples up to 25 mm in diameter.

The hardness measurements are the first indication of the wear resistance of a material and we can conduct these measurements in the macro-, micro- and nanoscopic scale. The Burker UMT tribolab is capable of conducting multiple wear tests (pin-on-disc, block-onring, scratch) under dry, lubricated or high temperature conditions (1000°C). The scratch and gouging tests allow us to study fundamental aspects of abrasion, whereas the impellertumbler and abrasion wear testing machines simulate the real operating conditions.

mineAlloy is a new centre led by Deakin University, formed with a $4.8 million grant from the Australian Research Council under its Industrial Transformation Training Centre scheme, and supported by a cross-section of industry and research partners.